About $1,000 and five months later, plus or minus some tremendous help from family members, and the couple was ready to move in.

Their bus is painted a rustic teal on the outside and white on the inside. A couch pulls out as a bed where the couple's dog, Starbuck — named after the character from "Battlestar Galactica "— often lounges.

There's an RV-style toilet, a shower with an on-demand water heater and a small kitchen.

The Pucketts, both members of their own folk-rock band, even have a vision of one day turning the bus into a "tiny tour bus." For now, they are documenting their day-to-day on a blog, appropriately named House Bus.

Julie said the move hasn't drastically affected the young couple's work lives, except that affordable living has allowed Andrew — also an actor — to transition from working full-time to taking part-time acting gigs around town.

"We realize tiny living isn't a one-size-fits all solution to the housing crisis," Julie said. "What we do hope is that people will see our story, and realize how freeing it can be to live with less."